Pocketbook



April 16, 1935. P. WEGE POCKETBOOK' y Filed July 12, 1934 llllll Patented Apr. 16, 1935 UNITED STAT ES Y POCKETBOOK Philip Wege, West Bend, Wis., assigner to Amity Leather Products Co., West Bend, Wis.

Application July 12, 1934, Serial No. A734,705

2 claims. (o1. 1504-42) This invention appertains to pocket-books of the type generally carried by ladies, and more particularly to pocket-books having a pocket on the inner'face of the closure flap thereof for the reception of paper currency and the likeg Such Vapocket is shown in the Letters Patent toStem- 'ber No. 1,307,324, granted June 1'7,A 1919.' `With pockets of this character, entrance to the same is rendered rather difficult, in view of the vfact that it is customary to anchor the male section of the snapfastener for the fiap to the'` material 'forming the cover of the pocket, and to the material forming the flap. Thus the auxiliary nap v for the pocket cannot be opened to its fullestextent. Where the stud of the snap fastener is carried solely by the auxiliary flap employed as a closureforthe pocket, the auxiliary flap is pulled open by said section of the snap fastener when the main ap ispulled'open to permit -access to be had to the body portion of the pocket-book. This subjects the contents of the pocket to loss. In order to overcome this difliculty, it has been proposed to lower the pocket a considerable distance inward of its flap, but naturally this also subjects the contents of the pocket to loss.

It is therefore one of the salient features of my invention to provide novel means for securing the stud section of the snap fastener to the main and auxiliary nap in such a manner that the main flap can be readily opened Without danger of accidentally opening the auxiliary flap, and whereby the auxiliary ap can be raised to a full open position to permit convenient access to be had to the pocket carried by said main ap.

A further important object of my invention is the provision of novel means for insuring the anchoring of the stud to an adequate number of plies of material, from which the pocket-book is made, whereby tendency of the stud being pulled loose is eliminated, the stud being adapted to project through a suitable opening in the auxiliary flap whereby the stud can conveniently engage the female section of the fastener carried by the body of the pocket-book, and whereby the auxiliary ap can be conveniently swung relative to the male section of the fastener.

A further object of my invention is the provision of means for cutting a portion of the auxiliary flap away from the same, and securing said portion, by sewing or the like, to the main nap, and anchoring the male section of the snap fastener to the material for the nap, and to the material cut away from the auxiliary flap, said means permitting the convenient securing of the male section to the female section of the snap fastener, and at the same time allowing lfree swinging movement of the auxiliary flap, the portionof the material cut away from the auxiliary flap forming a complete 'closure therefor when the auxiliary flap is in its closed position.

` With these and'other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel construction, arrangement'and formation of parts, as will be hereinafter more specicaily described, claimed, and illustrated in the accompanyingdrawing, in which drawingz` Figure l is a front elevation of a ladys pocketbook or hand-book, lshowing the main cover flap thereof in its raised 'position to permit access'to vbehad to the body portion of the pocket-book, and illustrating the novel means'of forming my auxiliary ap for the pocket carried by'saidmain closure flap.

Figure 2 is a view similar to Figure l .only showing av fragmentof the main closure 'flap, with the auxiliary ap'in its 'open position.

Figure 3 is a detailed sectional View taken on the line 3 3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a View similar to Figure 3, with the auxiliary nap in its closed position.

Referring to the drawing in detail, wherein similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several Views, the letter A generally indicates a ladys pocket-book or hand-book constructed in accordance with my invention, and, as shown, the same includes the usual body portion 5, which is generally subdivided into individual compartments for the reception of different articles generally carried by ladies in their bags. The open end of the body 5 is normally closed by a main flap II), and this main flap lil generally forms a continuation of one side wall of the body portion of the pocketbook. The main closure flap I is normally held, in its closed position by means of a snap fastener II, the female portion I2 of which is anchoredvto the body 5, and the male or stud portion I3 of which is anchored to the main cover flap ID.

On the inner face of the main closing flap I B is arranged a pocket I4 of sufficient depth and length to receive paper currency, or other dat pieces of paper, which may be carried in the pocket-book. As shown, the pocket I4 is made from inner and outer pieces I5 and I6, and these pieces are secured together and to the ap I by sewing or the like at transverse edges. The inner edges of the sections I and I6 may be integrally secured together, or otherwise fastened by means of stitches or the like. As shown,

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the outer section I5 terminates short of the outer or upper edge of the ap I0, and thus theoutwardly opening pocket is formed. A pocket II is also formed between the flap I0 and the piece of material I5 heretofore mentioned.

An auxiliary ap I8 is carried by the main fiap I, and is provided for the purpose of closing the entrance to the pocket I4. This auxiliary ap I8 extends over the wall I5 of the pocket-book I4, and is detachably connected thereto by the use of a suitable snap fastener I9, one section of which is carried by the wall I5, and the other section of which is carried by the auxiliary flap.

As stated, considerable diiculty is experienced in properly securing the stud I3 of the fastener I I in place, and at the same time permit convenient opening of the auxiliary flap. Thus, in accordance with my invention, I cut out from the auxiliary fiap I3 a central section 20, and rigidly secure the central section 2U to the main flap in any preferred manner, such as by the use of stitching. This forms an enlarged opening 2| in the auxiliary iiap.

To the cut-out portion 20, and to the flap, I anchor the male or stud portion I3 of the snap fastener II, and thus the body portion of the iiap I 8 is entirely free beyond the fastener which permits the opening of the auxiliary flap to its Obviously, the material 20 rides into the cut-out or opening 2I of the auxiliary flap when the auxiliary flap is in its closed position, and thus in effect seals said cut-out or opening. Naturally the stud or male section I3 of the fastener is always in position for convenient engagement with the female section I2.

From the foregoing description, it can be seen that I have provided a novel and simple means for permitting the free opening movement of auxiliary flaps employed for the pockets of the main closure flaps of womens pocket-books.

Changes in details may be made without departing from the spirit or scope of this invention, but what I claim as new isz- 1. A pocket-book comprising a body, a main closure flap for the body, a pocket carried by the inner face of the flap, an auxiliary flap carried by the first flap for closing the pocket, means for detachably holding the auxiliary flap in a closed position, and means for detachably securing the first-mentioned iiap to the body for closing the same, including a snap fastener having one section secured to the body, and the other section secured to the rst flap, the auxiliary flap having an enlarged opening therein through which the last-mentioned section of the snap fastener extends, and whereby the auxiliary flap can be swung to a full open position without interference from said last-mentioned section of the snap fastening.

2. A pocket-book comprising a body portion, a main closure ap for the body portion, means detachably securing the closure ap over the body including a snap fastener having one section connected to the body and the other section connected to the flap, said flap having a pocket on its inner face, an auxiliary flap carried by the outer edge of the first flap for swinging movement over the open end of the pocket, means securing the auxiliary flap in a closed position over said pocket, said auxiliary flap having a cut-out lportion secured to the main ap, the section of the snap fastener carried by the flap being anchored to the material from which the main flap is made, and the material cut out from the auxiliary flap, the position of the lastmentioned section of the snap fastener being such as to permit free engagement thereof with the section carried by the body and to permit free opening movement of the auxiliary flap.

PHILIP WEGE. 

